THE occurrence of spontaneous hematoma of the abdominal wall in pregnancy is relatively rare. Perusal of the literature reveals a complication of 28 cases by Torpin.1 Thomas2 reported an additional case that involved a full-term pregnancy, with a resultant live mother and a dead baby. Cesarean section was performed after the patient had gone into shock. Dawson3 reported the occurrence of hematoma in a full-term pregnancy. Cesarean section was performed and a live baby was delivered. Liggett4 reported a case in a sextipara at seven months in which he operated and ligated the ruptured blood vessel. Two months later a . . .